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you have two politicians in washington doing what needs to be done for the better of the country, and i agree it's a good thing, and maybe they went to see lincoln together to see if they can get something done like lincoln did. >> a bromance going on. >> this is not the end-all be all of the negotiations. there's a lot of big and hairy problems facing the country that president obama and congress will want done, so there's a lot of room and space and time, four long years for negotiations. sometimes the democrats will have more leverage and sometimes the republicans will have more leverage. >> right. people yell it's not fair, it's not fair, everybody does it. >> it's not four years. we will have a debt ceiling conversation in a few months. you have to remember that this is rapid fire. as soon as we get passed the fiscal cliff, president obama will have to meet again with boehner to discuss the debt ceiling. >>> steven baldwin was arrested and when he was released he wanted to come on this show and explain himself. that's next. how do you get fr. to here? at university of phoenix we'
you have two politicians in washington doing what needs to be done for the better of the country, and i agree it's a good thing, and maybe they went to see lincoln together to see if they can get something done like lincoln did. >> a bromance going on. >> this is not the end-all be all of the negotiations. there's a lot of big and hairy problems facing the country that president obama and congress will want done, so there's a lot of room and space and time, four long years for...
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if washington can't do it, maybe this job will pull her back from the cliff. >> oh, my god. i can't believe how excited i am right now. >> reporter: kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >> the fiscal cliff is a confusing personal topic for a lot of people, so we're giving you the chance to ask our cnn money team specific questions about how the fiscal cliff could impact you, your family, or your business. so just send me your questions on twitter @cnnashleigh and all this week, christine and ali will join me right here to give you the information that you need. once again, tweet me @cnnashleigh. nderstand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus
if washington can't do it, maybe this job will pull her back from the cliff. >> oh, my god. i can't believe how excited i am right now. >> reporter: kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >> the fiscal cliff is a confusing personal topic for a lot of people, so we're giving you the chance to ask our cnn money team specific questions about how the fiscal cliff could impact you, your family, or your business. so just send me your questions on twitter @cnnashleigh and all this week,...
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now, back to washington. what are the chances that lawmakers in washington will act in time to avert the fiscal cliff? if you go by what both sides are saying right now, not great. >> what we're not going to do is extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. those cost a trillion dollars over ten years and there is no possibility that we're going to find a way to get our fiscal house in order without the tax rates going back up. >> nobody wants to go over the cliff. that's why the day after the election i tried to speed this process up by making the concession to put revenues on the table. and it is unfortunate that the white house spent three weeks doing basically nothing. >> now, the republican counterproposal that we just heard about still includes those bush era tax cuts staying in place for everybody, which president obama has called a nonstarter. so what if we raised taxes a little bit? still be much lower than what americans paid just a generation ago. in 1980, the wealthiest americans paid a marg
now, back to washington. what are the chances that lawmakers in washington will act in time to avert the fiscal cliff? if you go by what both sides are saying right now, not great. >> what we're not going to do is extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. those cost a trillion dollars over ten years and there is no possibility that we're going to find a way to get our fiscal house in order without the tax rates going back up. >> nobody wants to go over the cliff. that's why...
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happening right now, we'll get you live to washington in capitol hill. house speaker john boehner expected to speak right there from that podium at any moment. he had a call with the president last night after republicans sent a new proposal over to the white house to avoid the fiscal cliff. the house speaker. let's listen. >> i feel fine, i just sound a little foggy, that's all. as of today, the president's plan to avert the fiscal cliff still does not meet the two standards that i laid out the day after the election. his plan does not fulfill his promise to bring a balanced approach to solving this problem. it's mainly tax hikes. and his plan does not begin to solve our debt crisis. it actually increases spending. our plan meets the standards, it cuts spending and paves the way for real job growth in our country. in the five weeks since we signalled our willingness to forge an agreement with the president, he's never put forth a plan that meets these standards. and, frankly, that's why we don't have an agreement today. the longer the white house slow w
happening right now, we'll get you live to washington in capitol hill. house speaker john boehner expected to speak right there from that podium at any moment. he had a call with the president last night after republicans sent a new proposal over to the white house to avoid the fiscal cliff. the house speaker. let's listen. >> i feel fine, i just sound a little foggy, that's all. as of today, the president's plan to avert the fiscal cliff still does not meet the two standards that i laid...
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happy holidays, washington. for more in depth coverage of the issues, tune into "your money" at saturday at 1:00 and sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern. i'm out. 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. hurry. bonus cash ends january 2nd. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to h
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. >>> some business out of washington to bring your way. there has been some movement. i say some movement on the plans to avoid the fiscal cliff. and when i say some movement it means plan b because republicans are apparently readying something to consider plan b to try to avoid going off the fiscal cliff. we are counting down two weeks until the deadline. the deal has to be made before then. the republicans are saying that a counteroffer came their way from president obama on taxes and spending as quote not there yet. dana bash joins me live from capitol hill. i know that the speaker of the house spoke just last hour about his concerns and thoughts moving forward. are we getting anything other than rhetoric and platitudes? are we finding further movement ahead? >> reporter: we are definitely getting a lot of rhetoric and platitudes. high stakes positioning and tactical positioning right now as we get closer to that deadline. but big picture of what is going on is that the house speaker went into a meeting and announced he was going to move forward to plan b. what is p
. >>> some business out of washington to bring your way. there has been some movement. i say some movement on the plans to avoid the fiscal cliff. and when i say some movement it means plan b because republicans are apparently readying something to consider plan b to try to avoid going off the fiscal cliff. we are counting down two weeks until the deadline. the deal has to be made before then. the republicans are saying that a counteroffer came their way from president obama on taxes...
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joe johns joins me from washington to tell us what this all means. first off, is there anything, joe, to read in to this morning's silence coupled with friday's silence on this issue? >> honestly, nothing at all. they could still decide later in the week, quite frankly. they could decide next week. this is a thing about the court. they really don't send a lot of signals or messages to do something and we have been telling people all along that, you know, there's potential for this to come later on. they can still go in march with this. and we could still get a decision around june. so, don't read anything in to it. that said, you know the broad legal question the supreme court considers of equal protection. basically do same sex couples deserve the same rights and benefits as all other americans? we don't know if the court wants to hear the case. it could be a much narrower case about the defensive marriage act, it could be limited to considering whether couples in states where same-sex is legal and eligible for benefits and not a sweeping decision.
joe johns joins me from washington to tell us what this all means. first off, is there anything, joe, to read in to this morning's silence coupled with friday's silence on this issue? >> honestly, nothing at all. they could still decide later in the week, quite frankly. they could decide next week. this is a thing about the court. they really don't send a lot of signals or messages to do something and we have been telling people all along that, you know, there's potential for this to come...
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and washington's law took effect on thursday. but when americans think about legal drug use, most people don't think seattle. think they about amsterdam, right? holland's famous port city has about 780,000 people. drugs there are technically illegal but they've been tolerated since the 1970s. seattle is a port city, too, a little smaller than amsterdam. as of this week, marijuana is legal across the whole state in amounts up to one ounce. what can seattle and the rest of american expect to happen in areas with legalized pot? i asked an amsterdam journalist. >> they don't have to fear any increased -- that's my experience here in amsterdam. a lot of foreigners are coming to buy -- it's not heroin or cocaine. it's cannabis, marijuana. there are strong regulations, people who are under 18 can't buy it. the mayor checks every coffee shops every year. the police are checking it. they aren't allowed to sell any more than five grams per customer. >> so are you saying that it's an irrational fear that they have, that it's going to increa
and washington's law took effect on thursday. but when americans think about legal drug use, most people don't think seattle. think they about amsterdam, right? holland's famous port city has about 780,000 people. drugs there are technically illegal but they've been tolerated since the 1970s. seattle is a port city, too, a little smaller than amsterdam. as of this week, marijuana is legal across the whole state in amounts up to one ounce. what can seattle and the rest of american expect to...
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finally, do i think washington, d.c. needs to get its act together and enact stricter gun control laws at the federal level? you bet i do. i'm confident, especially after hearing the president and his address today that perhaps -- and the comments of our own delegate organization that perhaps the debate will be renewed in washington and lead to a different result, one other than the result that allowed the assault weapons ban to have expired. the debate is already playing out on the national level. if connecticut or i can be a voice on that level, we are prepared to enter that state right now. our focus now is to help get through this terrible time. first, offers of financial assistance, generous offer, are pouring in. i've asked my staff to handle all of this in an organized fashion. i expect to have something further to announce about this in the next day or two. i know that the community of new town is working with united way on this very subject as well and has set up a fund there. second, i've signed an executive or
finally, do i think washington, d.c. needs to get its act together and enact stricter gun control laws at the federal level? you bet i do. i'm confident, especially after hearing the president and his address today that perhaps -- and the comments of our own delegate organization that perhaps the debate will be renewed in washington and lead to a different result, one other than the result that allowed the assault weapons ban to have expired. the debate is already playing out on the national...
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sorry i cut you off. >> what she described is a microcosm of what's wrong in washington. our elected officials and the president are supposed to be defenders of the second amendment. there's defenders of the constitution. not a lobbying group, but it's the lobbyists who have our government by the throats, not the voters, the lobbyists. you're seeing politicians make decisions based on what they think the money is going to say. the nra is one example. once upon a time, we were against cigarette companies and tobacco companies to do the right thing. what we're experiencing right now, is the same thing we're going to continue to experience until we get serious about the way we're being governed and who's governing us. >> thank you. >>> their job was to make people laugh, but not these days. how a connecticut morning radio show has become a way for listeners to heal. powerful words coming up. a res, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our
sorry i cut you off. >> what she described is a microcosm of what's wrong in washington. our elected officials and the president are supposed to be defenders of the second amendment. there's defenders of the constitution. not a lobbying group, but it's the lobbyists who have our government by the throats, not the voters, the lobbyists. you're seeing politicians make decisions based on what they think the money is going to say. the nra is one example. once upon a time, we were against...
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28 days in washington is like dog years. if they want to get something done, they can do a lot of things in 28 days. or they can do nothing. it's, you know, one or the other. you know, it concerns me and it troubles me that a lot of times when we're talking about this fiscal cliff and a lot of people on both sides saying, oh, let's just go over the cliff but the people i see and hearsaying those things on tv are people for whom $3,000 more in taxes don't mean anything. it's not going to mean a less pair of shoes or christmas gifts for the kids. i would like to hear the people who are poor, who are living paycheck to paycheck who would be affect eed obipine and be on and -- >> good point you bring up and interesting you bring it up since you're a republican because brianna, isn't it true president obama is trying to do just that by taking his plans directly to the american people? >> reporter: yeah. that's right. he did that last week. he's meeting with business leaders this week. he'll be addressing the business roundtable a
28 days in washington is like dog years. if they want to get something done, they can do a lot of things in 28 days. or they can do nothing. it's, you know, one or the other. you know, it concerns me and it troubles me that a lot of times when we're talking about this fiscal cliff and a lot of people on both sides saying, oh, let's just go over the cliff but the people i see and hearsaying those things on tv are people for whom $3,000 more in taxes don't mean anything. it's not going to mean a...
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democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy, and he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we'll continue to work with our colleagues in the house and the senate on a plan that protects families and small businesses from the fiscal cliff. again, i think we saw last night yet the next chapter in this saga of trying to resolve the situation of the fiscal cliff. it is clear that our conference has been consistent in its commitment to doing something about the spending problem in washington and the mounting debt that has resulted. we stand ready to continue in dialogue with this president to actually fix the problem. i hope that we see that our
democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy, and he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we'll continue to...
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none so far. >> kate bolduan reporting live from washington. >>> in washington state, love is in the air. same-sex marriage now legal there. at midnight couples lined up to get a license and the very first couple to tie the knot in seattle. two women together for 35 years. right now same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and the nation's capital while civil unions are available in five other states. >>> smoke them if you got. r recreational marijuana is now legal washington state. pot smokers lit up like it was new year's eve. the new voter approved initiative went into effect at midnight. technically this is illegal. for now the seattle police department is turning a blind eye. last night this notice was sent out to all officers. "until further notice, officers shall not take any enforcement action other than a verbal warning for violation of 1-502." what was it like? >> reporter: well, it was certainly interesting. something different -- more different than anything i've been to before. it's a first step in a long implementation process in washington state. by the end of the yea
none so far. >> kate bolduan reporting live from washington. >>> in washington state, love is in the air. same-sex marriage now legal there. at midnight couples lined up to get a license and the very first couple to tie the knot in seattle. two women together for 35 years. right now same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and the nation's capital while civil unions are available in five other states. >>> smoke them if you got. r recreational marijuana is now legal...
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let's go to washington to the senior congressional correspondent. dana, you talked to the two men who spent their careers in congress making deals like this. how do they pull it off? >> it was a fascinating conversation. the two men you are talking are about two former senate majority leaders. a republican and a democrat. trent lott and tom daschle. they worked on opposite sides for almost a decade. that is the question i asked. it wasn't always pretty, but how did you come up with deals when you had touch negotiations like what's going on right now. the answer was simple. talk to each other. >> i do think that they reached a point where they need to quit talking through the media. i'm talking about both parties and the leaders in congress. some of the most effective wi timth theresint or at dn least with the chief of staff and the director with our key budget people and we really talk about alternatives and hammered it out. >> this will be the test. if we reset it has to happen around the fiscal cliff first. there a lot of other issues out there th
let's go to washington to the senior congressional correspondent. dana, you talked to the two men who spent their careers in congress making deals like this. how do they pull it off? >> it was a fascinating conversation. the two men you are talking are about two former senate majority leaders. a republican and a democrat. trent lott and tom daschle. they worked on opposite sides for almost a decade. that is the question i asked. it wasn't always pretty, but how did you come up with deals...
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joining us from washington is chris dietz, founder of dietz development and his attorney as well. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning, don. >> we also invited jane perez, who did not respond to our requests. so, chris, do you think this is a big win for you? >> well, i think it's the beginning of an important win. let me clear something up quickly. those posted you pictures, the carpet with the stain, that's the original carpet. i never was allowed to install the correct carpet. she fired me before i got to install it. it had already been purchased so i couldn't install it. >> she's not here to defend herself, did not respond to our request. >> sure. >> we got a statement from perez's attorney saying she would abide by the judge's order as this. we got this as well. lawsuits of this nature can have a chilling effect on free speech since their intent is to use a lawsuit and the prospect of expensive legal fees to intimidate customers who have had bad experiences, from sharing those experiences with others. so, chris, does this lawsuit hurt your business more since
joining us from washington is chris dietz, founder of dietz development and his attorney as well. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning, don. >> we also invited jane perez, who did not respond to our requests. so, chris, do you think this is a big win for you? >> well, i think it's the beginning of an important win. let me clear something up quickly. those posted you pictures, the carpet with the stain, that's the original carpet. i never was allowed to...
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that's not the case when it comes to washington. we'll tell you why the fiscal cliff talks aren't so jolly. [ male announcer ] with a select terrain dial that adjusts the jeep grand cherokee's performance for specific weather and road conditions... ♪ ...even heavy snowstorms... won't keep you from getting to work. our apologies. ♪ military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> oh the poll days aholidays time for people to put aside their differences and get together. it was five days ago, just five days that speaker of the house john boehner issued this statement, "i join the president and all americans in sending prayers and condolences to the victims and loved ones of newtown, connecticut." he sa
that's not the case when it comes to washington. we'll tell you why the fiscal cliff talks aren't so jolly. [ male announcer ] with a select terrain dial that adjusts the jeep grand cherokee's performance for specific weather and road conditions... ♪ ...even heavy snowstorms... won't keep you from getting to work. our apologies. ♪ military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared...
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so why it is held up, i don't know. >> dick butkus joins me on the phone from washington. mr. butkus, thank you for calling in. i know that more than a year ago the players in the league, they signed that new labor agreement that included testing for hgh. you say most players want it. so what's the deal? what's the holdup? >> well, i don't know. they want to check the validity of the test because, you know, if it is a false-positive, you know, you could destroy some of your reputation. but as far as i know, the scientific people brought up that the tests are reliable and i think the whole thing stems, for me, really revolves around my i play clean campaign, the effect on kids. i'm trying to tell -- get the point across to kids that it is the wrong thing to do and, you know, they look up to nfl players. so that's my part is trying to get the kids educated about performance enhancing drugs because there is, you know, there are surveys that we have been privy to, it is over 400,000 kids experimenting with performance enhancing drugs. >> over 400,000. >> i think that's important.
so why it is held up, i don't know. >> dick butkus joins me on the phone from washington. mr. butkus, thank you for calling in. i know that more than a year ago the players in the league, they signed that new labor agreement that included testing for hgh. you say most players want it. so what's the deal? what's the holdup? >> well, i don't know. they want to check the validity of the test because, you know, if it is a false-positive, you know, you could destroy some of your...
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is lisa sylvestor is in washington, d.c. this morning. >> i know you know this but they say when you become a parent that a little bit of your heart lives outside you but for many parents this tragedy hit upon their worst fears. how do you keep your kids safe when they are away from you at school? >> you try not to think about it but it is difficult. >> reporter: gina has a hard time holding back the tears. >> it is heartbreaking. it's very difficult to imagine and i can't imagine being one of those parents. >> reporter: what happened in newtown, connecticut could have happened in any town. it is one of the quiet fears parents have that has now risen to the surface. page anderson has a 6-year-old daughter. >> my daughter was telling me that they did a drill last week so i think they do them on a regular basis. you can't prepare for every eventuallity. >> reporter: schools are reviewing programs. high schools in virginia have trained police officers on campus. middle schools and elementary schools require all visitors to be b
is lisa sylvestor is in washington, d.c. this morning. >> i know you know this but they say when you become a parent that a little bit of your heart lives outside you but for many parents this tragedy hit upon their worst fears. how do you keep your kids safe when they are away from you at school? >> you try not to think about it but it is difficult. >> reporter: gina has a hard time holding back the tears. >> it is heartbreaking. it's very difficult to imagine and i...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> the good folks in minnesota are dealing with a lot of snow this morning including minneapolis, where they had over 10 inches of snow. let's bring in alexandra steel. >> you talked about minneapolis and the star tribune there says winter back. welcome, winter back. it's been a poultry few years there and this is their livelihood. so, a big snowfall, the biggest in two years in places like minneapolis. entire season last year, only 22 inches. their biggest last season, only 4 inches of snow. 14 inches. this is 14 miles east of minneapolis. maplewood. so, twin cities picking up about 10.5 inches of snow, so certainly good news for them,
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> the good folks in minnesota are dealing with a lot of...
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how come that attitude is totally absent in washington? >> i think one of the great -- certainly the greatest things of americans is the ability to compromise. you seem to be implying here that all of democracy is threatened by this. >>? a crisis of self-government. we have had divided government that's worked beautifully before. we have got the marshall brandon, the highway system, civil rights bills in the 1960s, lbj as president, dirkson in the senate. we have done this before, all the accomplishments of the reagan era this disfunction is something new, the result of the polarization, party he is being more polarized than ever before, the increased power of the professional partisan activist class, actively arguing on other side to not make a deal saying a bad deal is worse than no deal, go over the cliff. these voices have real influence right now and you they are causing economic calamity to our country. they are making us look foolish. they are making us look unable to self-govern in a constructive way, let alone serve -- solve long-
how come that attitude is totally absent in washington? >> i think one of the great -- certainly the greatest things of americans is the ability to compromise. you seem to be implying here that all of democracy is threatened by this. >>? a crisis of self-government. we have had divided government that's worked beautifully before. we have got the marshall brandon, the highway system, civil rights bills in the 1960s, lbj as president, dirkson in the senate. we have done this before,...
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i've been in washington a long time, gun control is an issue. i think he's going to try. >> a crime like this has shocked the nation. whether it leads to change, we'll have to see. on the mental health issues. you and sanjay were talking about this earlier, mental health is oddly dealt with in this country. it's not dealt with or considered in the same way as a disease like cancer. >> tipper gore, remember tipper gore, she dealt with this issue, and tried to bring it to the forefront but it's sort of gone away. gun control is important, but mental health, dealing with this, and taking it out of the back rows and dealing with it, if a loved one sees a young kid who has some problems, not just pretend they don't exist, there are medical treatments. >> and also often times parents can't get help unless the child can be proven to be a danger to themselves or others. and that often waits until a crime is committed. >> and we don't know enough about the shooter in this case, we don't know what kind of individuals this individual may or may not have ha
i've been in washington a long time, gun control is an issue. i think he's going to try. >> a crime like this has shocked the nation. whether it leads to change, we'll have to see. on the mental health issues. you and sanjay were talking about this earlier, mental health is oddly dealt with in this country. it's not dealt with or considered in the same way as a disease like cancer. >> tipper gore, remember tipper gore, she dealt with this issue, and tried to bring it to the...
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he is planning to return to washington after christmas. >>> a weekend of violence. explosions and death in syria. at least five people killed in damascus today when a powerful car bomb blew up in this residential neighborhood. it tore through apartment buildings and filled the streets with debris. more than 140 people reportedly died in attacks across syria, most in damascus and its suburbs. >>> india, riot police blasted protesters with high-pressure water hoses trying to break up massive angry riots against the government. people are furious after a woman reportedly gang raped and beaten on a moving city bus last weekend. protesters demanding changes to india's laws regarding rape saying women are not safe in new delhi and other cities in india. >>> a former marine spent more than four months at a mexican prison is free and heading home to florida. john hammer locked up in august on weapons charges. his family says he was physically abused in custody. threatened. chained to a bed, and never saw a judge. u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf
he is planning to return to washington after christmas. >>> a weekend of violence. explosions and death in syria. at least five people killed in damascus today when a powerful car bomb blew up in this residential neighborhood. it tore through apartment buildings and filled the streets with debris. more than 140 people reportedly died in attacks across syria, most in damascus and its suburbs. >>> india, riot police blasted protesters with high-pressure water hoses trying to...
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want to bring in joe johns, also in washington for us. and, joe, we're talking about the defense of marriage act here. in the end, assuming that the supreme court rules in, you know, on this particular issue, could it be that marriage is no longer defined as between a man and a woman, arguably? >> well, that's certainly the question here, you know. and now we know the case that at least potentially could decide that and i don't know how much jeff talked about it, but i just wanted to talk more about this windsor case. it is called windsor against the united states. it is about a woman named edith windsor and her partner who is named tea spire. these are two women with long 40-year relationship. they were married in toronto, canada, in 2007 and spire died in 2009 in new york at a time when new york recognized same sex marriages that had been performed out of the state. so spire dies. and then edie windsor, the woman whose name is on the case, was required to pay $363,000 in federal estate taxes on the inheritance. and this is money that sh
want to bring in joe johns, also in washington for us. and, joe, we're talking about the defense of marriage act here. in the end, assuming that the supreme court rules in, you know, on this particular issue, could it be that marriage is no longer defined as between a man and a woman, arguably? >> well, that's certainly the question here, you know. and now we know the case that at least potentially could decide that and i don't know how much jeff talked about it, but i just wanted to talk...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right, brian. we're still awaiting that news conference from newtown lieutenant paul vance, expected to brief reporters at any moment. you see the producers and reporters there and the microphones set up. we'll bring that to you when we get it here live on cnn. we're back in a moment. ♪ [ male announcer ] with a select terrain dial that adjusts the jeep grand cherokee's performance for specific weather and road conditions... ♪ ...even heavy snowstorms... won't keep you from getting to work. our apologies. ♪ to the number 1 club in the world. the potential of manchester united unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories for the day. the question this morning, what can be done to prevent another newtown? that's a tough question, something that requires lots of discussion, something that seems impossible when it comes to gun violence. as the president says, what choice do we have? the blame game has already begun. mike h
brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right, brian. we're still awaiting that news conference from newtown lieutenant paul vance, expected to brief reporters at any moment. you see the producers and reporters there and the microphones set up. we'll bring that to you when we get it here live on cnn. we're back in a moment. ♪ [ male announcer ] with a select terrain dial that adjusts the jeep grand cherokee's performance for specific weather and road conditions... ♪ ...even heavy...
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steven moore joins us from washington. steven is a senior economics writer with "the wall street journal." he writes op-eds. he's involved in the opinion pages. he's also a co-founder of the organization called club for growth, which has really been at the forefront of fighting tax increases across the board. so, you know, sometimes, steven, on tv we talk about grover norquist and a lot of people really don't like him. you think grover has the right idea. you have colleague es in the senate, in the house of representatives. we have talked about this endlessly for many months and we both sort of went into the last few days thinking they'll get a deal, they'll do it. it will increase some tacks on the rich and we'll figure out a number. i think both of us put forward it would be $500,000, the threshold. were we wrong or what? >> well, you know, ali, i love you, but i don't want to spend new year's eve with you and we may be doing that. i don't know. look, i still think -- i have been saying this for the last three weeks, the
steven moore joins us from washington. steven is a senior economics writer with "the wall street journal." he writes op-eds. he's involved in the opinion pages. he's also a co-founder of the organization called club for growth, which has really been at the forefront of fighting tax increases across the board. so, you know, sometimes, steven, on tv we talk about grover norquist and a lot of people really don't like him. you think grover has the right idea. you have colleague es in the...
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. >> emily joins us live from washington and so ellie, did anyone on any of the talk shows offer something resembling a bipartisan deal, or was effort just negativity? >> when the weekend began, an official who's very familiar with this -- as we saw on the talk shows today, there's no word that anything has been added to anyone's calendars in the past couple of days. so is there hope a deal can be reached? certainly that hope is still alive. but is there a timeline in place as to when it will happen, that's not known. >> emily schmidt, for us live in washington. thanks so much. >>> a series of suicide car bombings leave five people dead in eastern afghanistan today, insui insure gents -- taliban has claimed tonight for the attacks. >>> the internet blackout is over in syria. meanwhile a car bomb went off near a mosque and homes killing 15 people and wounding 24 hours. another car bomb wounded 34 people. >>> mexico has a new president, but not everyone is happy about it. protesters clashed with police outside the congress as president enrique panieto was being sworn in. protesterings threw
. >> emily joins us live from washington and so ellie, did anyone on any of the talk shows offer something resembling a bipartisan deal, or was effort just negativity? >> when the weekend began, an official who's very familiar with this -- as we saw on the talk shows today, there's no word that anything has been added to anyone's calendars in the past couple of days. so is there hope a deal can be reached? certainly that hope is still alive. but is there a timeline in place as to...
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i understand that lawmakers plan to leave washington for the rest of the week. so why are they leaving when the fiscal cliff is 26 days away? >> you know, it is an interesting decision. look, we are in the lame duck congress and so what the republican leadership says is that they simply don't have a lot of legislation to put on the floor to keep members of congress here. however, you are right. the optics of republicans leaving today, wednesday, with two days left in the week with the fiscal cliff not too far away certainly may be questionable. what they insist is that their members are going to go back home and talk to their businesses and small business leaders to maybe play the outside in-game that the president has been playing by trying to rally support for his side of this issue. >> dana bash, reporting live from capitol hill. >>> also, right now, brefing congress about exactly what happened in benghazi. every single members of the house of representatives, all 400 plus of them were invited. so elise, this is a multimedia presentation. so is it a power poi
i understand that lawmakers plan to leave washington for the rest of the week. so why are they leaving when the fiscal cliff is 26 days away? >> you know, it is an interesting decision. look, we are in the lame duck congress and so what the republican leadership says is that they simply don't have a lot of legislation to put on the floor to keep members of congress here. however, you are right. the optics of republicans leaving today, wednesday, with two days left in the week with the...
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but got one here and denzel washington for "flight." people are saying it's almost weird to say but people say this is denzel's best work so this will be an interesting race. the actor comedies, jack black in "bernie" bradley cooper, hue jackson, ewan mcgregor and bill murray for "hyde park on hudson." the women we've got some favorites, jessica chastain nominated in the drama category and marion cotillar, helen mirren, naomi watts and rachel weisz. emily blunt for "salmon fishing in the yemen" for the comedy side, judy dench, jennifer lawrence, a heavy favorite, maggie smith for "quartet" and how could you have an award show without meryl streep, nominated for "hope springs." we cannot have an awards show without her. >> nischelle you're the best, thank you. >> reporter: bye, don. >>> the magic of the season, the reality of hard times, how a secret santa is rescuing the holidays for many who are down on their luck. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know milita
but got one here and denzel washington for "flight." people are saying it's almost weird to say but people say this is denzel's best work so this will be an interesting race. the actor comedies, jack black in "bernie" bradley cooper, hue jackson, ewan mcgregor and bill murray for "hyde park on hudson." the women we've got some favorites, jessica chastain nominated in the drama category and marion cotillar, helen mirren, naomi watts and rachel weisz. emily blunt for...
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navy band. >>> the fiscal cliff grabbing the headlines in washington. but that's not the only big event at the nation's capital. next month, president obama will be inaugurated for a second term and that means plenty of turnover among his top advisers. emily schmitt has a look at the upcoming cabinet. >> reporter: this -- >> this is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet with my full cabinet. >> reporter: maybe the last glimpse of this picture. >> he wants to put together a team, especially in international affairs, a team overall that going into a second term doesn't look like a second team, does not look like a group of second stringers. >> reporter: the likely short list to succeed secretary of state hillary clinton, is also politically charged. susan rice is thought to be a leading contender, but some republicans have been highly critical of rice following the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> when they go after the u.n. ambassador, apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> senator mccain? >>
navy band. >>> the fiscal cliff grabbing the headlines in washington. but that's not the only big event at the nation's capital. next month, president obama will be inaugurated for a second term and that means plenty of turnover among his top advisers. emily schmitt has a look at the upcoming cabinet. >> reporter: this -- >> this is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet with my full cabinet. >> reporter: maybe the last glimpse of this picture. >> he wants to...
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washington is declaring one group of rebels a foreign terrorist organization. according to federaldocuments, the group is nearly another name for al qaeda in iraq. >>> this morning, we know the name of a s.e.a.l. who died. the s.e.a.l. is identified as petty officer first class nicolas checque. the 28-year-old pennsylvania native died over the weekend. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us now with more on petty officer checque. he was a member of s.e.a.l. team 6, the same elite unit that took out osama bin laden. barbara? >> good morning, ted. well, the u.s. military says the remains of nicolas checque now back in the united states, they say, back on his way to his family. no details of the funeral have yet been announced by his family. this 28-year-old petty officer first class had been a ten-year navy veteran, had worked with s.e.a.l. team 6, also known inside the navy as the special warfare development group, one of the most elite, covert counterterrorism teams in the united states military. they were called in to action over the weekend in afghanis
washington is declaring one group of rebels a foreign terrorist organization. according to federaldocuments, the group is nearly another name for al qaeda in iraq. >>> this morning, we know the name of a s.e.a.l. who died. the s.e.a.l. is identified as petty officer first class nicolas checque. the 28-year-old pennsylvania native died over the weekend. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us now with more on petty officer checque. he was a member of s.e.a.l. team 6, the same...
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>> it's not even in washington i believe. a lot of the balls i go to are actually in lower pennsylvania. >> give us a sense of what you are doing now. you have madagascar and the haunted house. what's happening with that? >> yeah, we got a real fun movie. haunted house is coming out at the top of the year. it's one of the crazy wayans comedies where they do the paranormal activity, super crazy. i had a fun time playing this character. of course madagascar 3 is out on dvd. love being in the animated movies especially for the kids and gaping the audience like my movies. you see the voice and you get the new audience. >> do they freak out when they hear your voice? >> not anymore. my kids don't freak out at anything about me anymore. it's like whatever, dude. you turn the dvd on that. >> all right. i understand you have a spiffy hat there. are you in the line of hats too, right? >> this is one of my hats. who said hats. you can go online and go to w whosed.com. i did a special event launching the hats in los angeles. definitely
>> it's not even in washington i believe. a lot of the balls i go to are actually in lower pennsylvania. >> give us a sense of what you are doing now. you have madagascar and the haunted house. what's happening with that? >> yeah, we got a real fun movie. haunted house is coming out at the top of the year. it's one of the crazy wayans comedies where they do the paranormal activity, super crazy. i had a fun time playing this character. of course madagascar 3 is out on dvd. love...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining me. i'm carol costello. it is now 30 minutes past the hour. time to take a look at what we're watching right now in the "newsroom." the vice president joe biden taking a lead role as the white house looks to address the gun debate. at 11:45 this morning eastern time, president obama expected to announce that joe biden will head an interagency process to develop policy following the connecticut school shooting. specific policy decisions won't be announced today, but the president will outline his plan going forward. >>> in the wake of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school, one senator
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining me. i'm...
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. >>> gay couples living in washington state made history. joining in the first legal same-sex marriages in the state. sarah and emily coffer were the first to get married at the king county courthouse in seattle. >> we're totally in love with each other and we support each other through good times and tough times, just like any other marriage, and so it's really important to us that we can honor that love with each other through marriage. >> the governor signed the voter approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> breaking news. on the fiscal cliff negotiations, president obama, house speaker john boehner, met face to face at the white house today for the first time in more than three weeks. we do not have any details about today's conversations but reps on both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the two men last met on november 16th. also today, another republican senator announced his support for raising tax rates on wealthy americans. tennessee senator bob corker says if the gop agrees to the wealthy tax hike, republican
. >>> gay couples living in washington state made history. joining in the first legal same-sex marriages in the state. sarah and emily coffer were the first to get married at the king county courthouse in seattle. >> we're totally in love with each other and we support each other through good times and tough times, just like any other marriage, and so it's really important to us that we can honor that love with each other through marriage. >> the governor signed the voter...
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i think there was a level of optimism here in washington that this deal could get done soon. now, you have speaker incumbentincumben incumbentincumbenboehner with plan b, to avoid some of the effects of the so-called fiscal cliff. secretary -- press secretary here jay carney putting out a statement a short time ago saying, quote, the parameters of a deal are clear and the president's willing to work to reach a bipartisan solution that averts the first, protects middle class, helps the economy and puts our nation on a fiscally sustainable path but not willing to accept a deal that doesn't ask enough of the very wealthiest in taxes and instead shifts the burden to the middle class and seniors. the speaker's plan b approach doesn't meet this test. and it really has been a back and forth because we soon heard back from speaker boehner's office, bran dan bucks saying, the white house's position defies common sense. what is clear, though, that is both sides here, despite the back and forth in the plan b, both sides say that they're willing to sit down and work on an agreement, this
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dana millbank is a "washington post" columnist. the president is standing firm by rice. we remember the stern words he gave against the senators who were targeting her. take a listen. >> for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> since then a couple of other senators besides mccain and graham have spoken out saying rice misled the public. when the american ambassador and three others were killed in the attack in september. the real question here is can she be confirmed? not just because of benghazi but because of her whole body of work as the united nations ambassador? >> well, she does have an unusually large number of enemies on capitol hill because of things that have happened in the past, certainly john mccain because of the campaign. but others that she has antagonized along the way. but what's interesting here is the more republicans are pushing back on this, it puts the president in a position of perhaps he
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kate bolduan, cnn, washington. >> elise joins us from the state department. elise, give us a sense of some of the real big issues, the big concerns that he'll walk into if he is confirmed. >> well, i think, suzanne, clearly the middle east and all of the issues surrounding that. you have what's going on in egypt with president morsi and questions about his commitments to democracy and certainly the crisis in syria and how the u.s. is going to a, get rid of president bashar al assad and stand up the syrian people and help them recover once assad is out. the crisis in iran with its nuclear program and trying to get a deal this year, 2013 is seen as a real pivotal year in terms of having to deal with iran's nuclear program and then what's going on with asia and last week you have north korea testing that long-range missile. there are a lot of questions about what's going on with the leader there and this whole u.s. pivot to asia and trying to work more cooperatively to counter china. so certainly senator kerry, if he becomes the next secretary of state have a fu
kate bolduan, cnn, washington. >> elise joins us from the state department. elise, give us a sense of some of the real big issues, the big concerns that he'll walk into if he is confirmed. >> well, i think, suzanne, clearly the middle east and all of the issues surrounding that. you have what's going on in egypt with president morsi and questions about his commitments to democracy and certainly the crisis in syria and how the u.s. is going to a, get rid of president bashar al assad...
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washington has a spending problem that can't be fixed with tax increases alone. the right answer is to start cutting spending, addressing our debt, and paving the way for long term economic growth. unfortunately the white house is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slow walk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal cliff. doing that puts jobs in our country in danger. jeopardizes a golden opportunity to make 2013 the year that we enact fundamental tax reform and entitlement reform to begin to solve our country's debt problem and, frankly, revenue problem. as you can see from this chart, real revenue growth is critically important as long as real cuts in spending if we're going to solve our long term fiscal problem. as i said five weeks ago, the election wasn't a mandate to raise taxes on small businesses. it was a mandate for both parties to work together to take on the big challenges that our country is facing. republicans are ready and eager to do just that. we made a reasonable offer. it's now up to the white house
washington has a spending problem that can't be fixed with tax increases alone. the right answer is to start cutting spending, addressing our debt, and paving the way for long term economic growth. unfortunately the white house is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slow walk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal cliff. doing that puts jobs in our country in danger. jeopardizes a golden opportunity to make 2013 the year that we enact fundamental...